Secular revelations : the Constitution of the United States and classic American literature /

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The United States Constitution is a quintessentially political document. Yet, until now, no one has seriously considered the formative influence of this document on American cultural life. In this ambitious book, Mitchell Meltzer demonstrates the extent to which the Constitution is both source and i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meltzer, Mitchell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
United States. > Constitution.
États-Unis > Constitution.
Constitution (United States)
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Nationalism and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Literature and state > United States > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Constitutional history > United States.
Secularism in literature.
Revelation in literature.
Self-disclosure in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Nationalisme et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Américains dans la littérature.
Laïcité dans la littérature.
Révélation dans la littérature.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Révélation de soi dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Self-disclosure in literature
American literature
Constitutional history
Literature and state
National characteristics, American, in literature
Nationalism and literature
Revelation in literature
Secularism in literature
Grondwetten.
Culturele invloeden.
Letterkunde.
Amerikaans.
États-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the Constitution and American literature
  • At the beginning
  • The path to Union
  • The people, having spoken, speak
  • Almost a miracle
  • The paradox of secular revelation
  • Declarations of American literary independence
  • Preserving the revelation
  • Preserving the paradox
  • The literary renaissance of secular revelation
  • Essays in time
  • A poetic form for straying
  • Clinging to narrative
  • Confidence and the darkness of revelation
  • Conclusion : the literary art of uniting states.

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